McCunes’ granddaughter named principal

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District administration is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Christy Flores to be the next Principal of Davis Magnet School, Costa Mesa, Calif.

COSTA MESA, Calif. — In October, 2012, Davis Magnet School founding Principal Kevin Rafferty announced his retirement from N-MUSD. Since that time, the school has been under the leadership of Interim Principal Alex Morales.

The District immediately began the process to recruit permanent principal candidates. The process included an open, nation-wide recruiting effort, community/staff input forums, and an extensive selection process that included interviews conducted by panels comprised of district, employee, and parent representatives from Davis Magnet School.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District administration is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Christy Flores to be the next Principal of Davis Magnet School. Mrs. Flores will be recommended to the Board of Education for approval and introduction at the Jan. 8, 2013 meeting.

Mrs. Flores is a known entity in N-MUSD and Davis Magnet School specifically. She has served as an educator in N-MUSD for 10 years. In 2009, Christy became a member of the founding educational team at Davis Magnet School and serves as the administrative designee for the principal. In this role, she serves as an instructional leader working closely with administration, staff, students, and parents helping to build the school’s professional learning community focused on student achievement. Mrs. Flores firsthand leadership experiences and in-depth knowledge of Davis Magnet School’s mission, vision and goals make her an excellent choice.

The District reviewed all input received from the Davis Magnet School community regarding the qualities and attributes they wanted to see in their next principal. We believe Mrs. Flores is a solid match and will continue to carry forward the successes created by the Davis staff, students, parents and community.Plans for Mrs. Flores’ transition will be shared next week following the official appointment by the Board of Education.

Flores is the daughter of Deb and Tim McCune of Newport Beach, Calif. Granddaughter of Mac and Jan McCune, La Junta and granddaughter of Marvin and Doris Marsh of Manhattan, Kan. Marvin was principal of La Junta High School in early 1970s.